Bergamot, Mixed Colors - Monarda didyma - 5 seeds
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5 Seeds
Bergamot - Mixed Colors, Monarda didyma
Perennial, native to Midwest America. Hybrids are upright, clump-forming perennials with dark green, ovate toothed leaves. Whorls of tubular, claw-shaped flowers in many shades of scarlet, bright red, pink, salmon and crimson appear on square stems just above the foliage. Each plant bears up to 20 long stems which bloom profusely - both the flowers and the foliage are aromatic and have a spicy, minty scent when crust.
The flowers are long-lasting (good cut-flower) and the brilliance of the colors are extremely attractive to bees and butterflies - excellent addition to a butterfly garden.
Hybrids will do well in consistently moist soil receiving full sun or afternoon shade. Divide the plant every three years, discard the old center growth and replant new side shoots.
Use young leaves to flavor meats and add flower petals to salads.
Both leaves and blooms (aerial parts) contain thymol-related antibiotic-antiseptic compounds.
The spicy leaves and blooms are used in infusions to improve digestion.
When crushed, the leaves can make an effective insect repellent.